Rahman excels for a 'fan of melody'
Madhuri's goodbye film? It's sure to be one of her last, if not her last. Musically, Rajkumar Santoshi's Pukar brings out a hitherto hidden Rahman, who says he owes it to the freedom afforded by a director who loves melody
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An embarrassment of riches Dillagi, Sunny Deol's directorial debut, has eight music composers and twice as many singers. Nusrat Fateh Ali stands out in an otherwise ordinary album More
Kuvempu classic on screen
Kuvempu's story, B V Karanth's music, Girish Karnad's direction: Kaanuru Heggadithi is drawing enthusiastic crowds wherever it is released. The Kannada film will represent India at the next international film festival too
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The crackpot who's actually a jackpot
Baba Sehgal's irreverence in Abb Main Vengaboy spares neither Michael Jackson nor Amitabh Bachchan. Like Salman Rushdie, he picks up speech idiosyncrasies to caricature his characters into instant life More
Giant of American musical theatre Someone to Watch Over Me showcases George Gershwin rather than jazz, which is as it should be. Some pieces may not really be great jazz, but the album is still a fitting tribute
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Hey Ram! From violins to non-violins
After he fell out with L Subramaniam, Kamala Hasan has brought in Ilaiyaraja as the music composer for his ambitious film on Gandhi
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Coming for a coffee?
That's what Mumbai's music lovers say when they go out to buy music. The city's new music stores have begun to look like cafes and discos
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Modern jazz, 60, still youthful
In the '40s, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker played furious solos and helped jazz save its soul. A close look at the decade that shaped modern jazz More
Madras is the place to be
About 60 sabhas present 2,000 concerts this season. It's a staggering choice of live music and lec-dems, not to the forget the hot idli sambar
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Say hello to the cello Hello, the latest Prashanth starrer, offers a snazzy violin and cello number in raga Puriya Dhanasri More
Two ustads and an album
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who says he's been declining acting offers, is busy composing music for an album of ghazals by Gulzar More
Salaam Pancham
One evening, S P Balasubramanyam sang the R D Burman tunes he loved but never got to sing at the studios More
A great stylist of tenor sax jazz
Ben Webster was second only to Coleman Hawkins in the swing age. A compilation puts together some of his best numbers More
The tragedy of Orissa
Homeless: 10 million. Dead: 8,000. Ill: 7 lakh. Roads to be repaired: 10,000 km. Amidst all the gloom, we see a music teacher rescuing her harmonium from the engulfing waters More
Lata perfume auctions for Rs 3.5 lakh
The Indian government honours the celebrity singer by nominating her member of parliament, and the perfume named after her comes into the market More
A marriage of musical minds
L Subramaniam, classical violinist, and Kavita Krishnamurthy, Mumbai's top playback singer, tie the knot at a secret ceremony More
United we stand, united we sing Hum Saath Saath Hain comes from the Hum Aapke Hain Koun team. 'Family values' reign not only on screen but in the songs as well More
The need for a glossary The Music Magazine gives comprehensive information about what's happening in India, writes David Resnick, Canadian student of music composing, but could help non-Indians with a glossary
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Websites
Govind Nihalani ventures into the masala market with Thakshak
Sadly, Shubha Mudgal's Raagsangeet has shut down. Pandit Ravi Shankar's site needs editorial attention. Better laid out is Pandit Jasraj's site, which succeeds in giving you a sweeping view of his life and times. An update on the home pages of three top musicians
